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Show Page 8 AMERICAN FORK CITIZEN Thursday, May 29, 2008 eventsy UVSC has most international consulates in the west UVSC may not be the largest school in Utah, but in terms of international inter-national relations, it is at the top of the list. UVSC has three international consulates, which are diplomatic missions from foreign governments, headquartered head-quartered at the school. This is not only more than any other school in Utah, according ac-cording to Rusty Butler, associate as-sociate vice president of international inter-national affairs and diplomacy at UVSC, but more than any educational institution in the Western United States. The official representatives of those diplomatic missions, called consuls, are Honorary Consul Baldomero Lago, assistant as-sistant professor in UVSC's language department who represents Spain; Honorary Consul General Danielle Butler, who represents Kyrgystan and Honorary Consul General Rusty Butler, who in addition to his work at UVSC is also the current president of Utah Consular Con-sular Corps. A consul works to assist and protect the citizens of the country that he or she represents, repre-sents, as well as help develop trade relations and friendship between the two countries. They differ from ambassadors in that while ambassadors represent rep-resent heads of state, consulates consul-ates work with citizens both citizens of the country they represent in the United States or citizens of the United States who will be traveling to that country. Consuls, depending on the country they represent, may issue visas and assist citizens of their countries in cases of new births, deaths and injuries. They also provide assistance in voting in foreign elections, among other things. "UVSC has an outstanding reputation among diplomats in Washington, D.C. and the United Unit-ed Nations," said Rusty Butler. "Utah is a very international state, with many well-traveled citizens and UVSC in particular has a significant, even disproportionate dispro-portionate representation of international groups, as well as a good reputation abroad and among U.S.-based diplomats." Among many of his endeavors en-deavors as Honorary Consul, Baldomero Lago has been a part of the developing relationship relation-ship between UV SC and the Universidad de Extremadura, a university headquartered in Caraces, Extremadura, Spain. The University of Extremadura was chosen by the European Benefit Controls COM PAN i E S Large and Small Employer Groups (fully-insured and self-insured plans) Individual Plans & Family Plans Medical Prescription Dental Vision Life Disability (LTDSTD) HSAHRAFSA Cancer ' Medicare rtl'urniture Shelves Indoor fi J2 o 1 ftgr,r" ' .1 '.M l - - v ... - . ' L C5 i ; HEME WOODWORKS ! Utah County's Union Department of Education to be among the universities in the union to develop an Interna tional High Executive Business program (EBS) and has selected UVSC as a partner. Because of this partnership, UVSC faculty have the opportu nity to travel to the Universidad de Extremadura as guest lecturers, lectur-ers, as well as for research and sabbaticals. Students from the High Executive Business Program Pro-gram will be able to travel to UVSC for training, and UVSC students, in turn, will have the opportunity to travel to the University Uni-versity for study. In addition to the partnership with the Universidad de Extremadura, Ex-tremadura, UVSC is currently hosting Mariluz Cacheiro, a professor of psycho-pedagogy from the National University of Distance Education in Madrid, Spain, Cacheiro was chosen for a grant by the Spanish Government Govern-ment to conduct research as a visiting scholar, and has conducted con-ducted workshops, co-taught classes and participated in seminars semi-nars and conferences at UVSC. "My vision is to further relations between UVSC and universities in Spain for the purpose of allowing students and faculty to have a global learning and engagement experience," ex-perience," said Lago. Danielle Butler was very active ac-tive in organizing and co-hosting the Woman of the Mountains Moun-tains conference at UVSC last year, in which 1 10 women from 22 countries came to discuss dis-cuss issues critical to women and families from developing mountain nations. The consulate has brought many performing groups, most recently the KUT folk music group from Kyrgyzstan to perform at UVSC, high schools and other community venues. The consulate has also arranged for numerous exchanges ex-changes and has brought stu dents to Utah to attend school at UVSC. Rusty Butler recently arranged ar-ranged a 30-person Utah Valley group to perform at Moscow's 859th anniversary celebration, much of the group made up of UVSC students and staff. In 2007, the consulate consul-ate arranged for a Utah Valley bluegrass performing group to give concerts in Moscow. The Russian Consulate had a major part in organizing the Moscow-Utah Youth Games, where nearly 300 Utah high school students went to Moscow to participate in summer Olympic-style games and Russian high school youth came to Utah to compete in winter Otympic- style games. The consulate also arranged for a large performing group of Russian folk musicians and dancers to come to Utah. 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"It is unique in the nation to Cedar Hills," he said. "It really is a phenomenon. This does not look as much like a big box as it could. There is a brick facade and the front is broken up to add interest." He said the day was a momentous mo-mentous one. "This will be a great day for the city of Cedar Hills," he said. "We will have the ability to have a greater degree of convenience for our citizens." In a prepared statement, McGee said, "The opportunity to live and shop in our own community will be a quality of life enhancement we will enjoy." "People will be able to enjoy Bruce B. Richards 801-756-8686 233 E. Main American Fork, Utah 84003 . . . B , 2W 07 COACHMAN SPIRIT OF 24 leet, stove, DVD, Microwave.Sink, fridge, SofaBed, Window Curtains. Cloth Seats, AC. r IMmU.ll I (4 -1 ft i 1,1. , ifZiT1. Ynv. I III - -x. the convenience like they have never done before in Cedar Hills," he said. "Not to mention the tax advantage we have never had before." 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